Necktie and method of tying same



y 1 1932- c. M. BEDFORD NEGKTIE AND METHOD OF TYING SAME Filed Nov. 19. 1930 I N VENTOR. EHHELEBMEJEDFURU.

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Patented May 17, 1932 UHTE 7 CHARLES M. BEDFORD, OF- BROOKLYN, NEW YORK NECKTIE AND METHOD :TYING SAME Application filed November 19, 1930. Serial No. 496,619. I o

" method of tying an ordinary or four-in-hand tie initially, and thereafter applying it to the wearer without the necessity of tying the knot again.

Another object is to provide a method of quickly and conveniently removing a tie of this character without the necessity of untying the knot.

A further object is to provide means for utilizing a standard form of four-in-hand tie without alteration or mutilation in any form, and in a manner which will permit of the tie being neatly pre-formed or knotted, and thereafter used already made up, or only reknotted from time to time.

A still further object is the provision of means for varying the length of the neckband of a tie without the necessity of slipping or moving any of the parts of the tie in its knot, or otherwise disturbing said knot.

All these and other objects as suggested herebelow are attained by the methods and means now to be described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the completely formed pro-knotted tie, in conjunction with its auxiliary neckband included in this invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the standard form of four-in-hand tie of Fig. 1 shown in conjunction with its auxiliary neckband around the neck of the user, just prior to forming the knot the first time. a

Fig. 3 is a detail view showing one of the removable fasteners which is applied to the normal neck-band of the tie and to which is fastened one end of the auxiliary neck-band.

And Fig. 4 is a similar detail view of the removable fastener used at the adjacent end f of the auxiliary neck-band and which hooks 12 may he slid along into the fastener of Fig. 3 when the tie is put on.

Like'numerals refer to like out the several views.

In this invention a standard four-in-hand tie is used. This tie 10, Fig. 2, is first extended as shown in that figure, and a fastener of wire or like material, shaped as in Fig. 3 and numbered 11 in the several views,-is slipped over the neck-band of the tie near its smaller end. as shown in Fig. 2.

The auxiliary neck-band 12, and which comprises anessential part of this invention, consists of a fabric band made either of the same material as the tie, or of some standard black cloth tape, for instance, or of elastic materiahone end of which is sewed through a fastener 13, Fig. 1, around the continuous end of said fastener, as shown at 14, and which fastener is generally rectangular in shape but broken on the long side opposite the side which is sewed, to permit it to be put over the tie band of the necktie proper.

Another fastener 15 is put over the band 12 in a similar manner and this has a hook portion 15A adapted to go over the corre sponding loop portion of fastener 11 at the other end of the tie to hold the ends together parts through on the wearer when in use. The'opposite end of member 12 is sewed around a central bar 1 5 in another fastener member 16, and the member 12 strung over said bar but under the two side portions of the said member 16 as is clearly shown in Fig. 1. I

Byjthis construction. the sliding fastener 16 carrying one end of the auxiliary tie band said band to lengthen or shorten the band to accommodate it to different sized necks.

The invention is used in the following manner:

The fastener 11 is first slipped over the neck-band about at the position shown in Fig. 2. The auxiliary neck-band 12 is then positioned over the opposite side of the neck- 9 band of the tie by means of the removable fastener 13 as shown. The tie 10 is then positioned across the front of the neck 17 of the wearer as in Fig. 2 and the auxiliary neck band 12 positioned beneath the collar (or in the collar, if a stiff collar) and the hook 15A of fastener 15 put into fastener 11 on the tie. The ends of the tie are then brought together to the dotted line position and the tie is then tied in the normal manner, except that after winding the large end of the tie around the small end to form the knot and when the large end is tucked up underneath, it is tucked not only beneath the tie proper but also beneath the neck-band of the tie which is in front of the neck. Thus the knot is tied around both portions of the tie itself to form the visible knot in the manner shown in Fig. 1. This makes the two loops at each side, in one of which fastener 11 is held, and in the other of which fastener 13 holds the auxiliary tie band 12. The short end of the tie band loop, which holds fastener 11, is made long enough to conceal the fastener P beneath the collar when in use, and of course the opposite end, including the fastener 13,

is amply long enough to be so concealed. The

loop which holds the fastener 11 may be adjusted as to length by pulling the small end of the tie through the knot, this portion being shown in Fig. 1 by dotted lines.

To remove the tie it is only necessary to unhook fastener 15 from fastener 11, either sociated therewith adapting it to be formed into its usual-appearing knotted condition with the knot embracing the neck band and forming side loops therewith, said means including a substantially non-stretchable band, a length-adjustment thereon, slidable connecting means between tie and band at one end which is secured to the band, and discomiectible means slidably connecting the other end of the band and the tie.

Signed at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, this 14th day of November, A. D. 1930.

CHARLES M. BEDFORD.

beneath the collar or after lifting it up.

Thus the tie stays permanentlv tied and may be quickly put on and taken off at will.

In actual use, it has been found that while the tie knot, once tied, will stay fresh and good looking almost indefinitely, and will permit the use of very inexpensive ties with cheap linings to get an expensive effect, yet it is desirable from time to time to re-tie the tie, and this can of'course be done in a different place each time, as thetie becomes worn or soiled, the same as when used in the ordinary manner. 4

It is to be understood that the present disclosure is for the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention is not limited thereto. To those skilled in the art, many modifications of the invention will be readily apparent, and it will also be obvious to such skilled persons that part of the method and means may be used without other parts thereof, many such combinations of the parts readily suggesting themselves. Therefore, it should be, and is to be distinctly understood that for V a definition of the limitations of the invention, reference must be had to the appended claim.

Having now described the invention, what is claimed asnew and for which Letters Patrent of the United States is desired, is:

The combination with a four-in-hand necktie of the standard form, of means as- 

